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  • U.S. Airmen complete Croatian Best Soldier competition

    Competitors pose for a photo after completing the Croatian Best Soldier Competition in Grubišno Polje, Croatia, May 12, 2016. The competition included 145 competitors, nine of whom were members of the U.S. Armed forces and a number of representatives of the armed forces of Croatia, Austria, Bosnia

  • Ramstein remembers fallen Airman at memorial triathlon

    An Airman performs the swimming portion of the Michael Hill Memorial Triathlon at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 14, 2016. The triathlon was held in memory of Airman 1st Class Michael Hill who was assigned to the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron as a heavy equipment operator before suddenly losing his

  • KMC honors Kindergraves

    Kaiserslautern Military Community members came together May 14, for the Kindergraves memorial service to honor and remember 451 American children who died during the Cold War and were buried in the Kaiserslautern Military Cemetery.

  • KMC housing collection changes

    Beginning June 1, the way trash gets picked up for residents in the Ramstein, Vogelweh and Landstuhl townhouse-style units will change to become more like off-base pick-ups by switching to waste containers for sorting, recycling and handling household trash.Like in the U.S., where sorting of glass,

  • Holocaust survivor shares story with Ramstein

    Selma Van De Perre was just a young woman when World War II broke out in Europe. She remembers the day when her older brother came home with the news.“He came home on the 10th of May shouting ‘wake up, wake up! It’s war, it’s war!’” she remembered. De Perre shared her story of survival in front of a

  • Airmen honor lost IFO 21 crew

    Airmen snapped to attention to render a solemn salute as they watched the U.S. flag being lowered in front of them. More than 50 Airmen from the 86th Operations Group gathered for a remembrance ceremony and retreat, May 3. Col. Daniel Mangan, 76th Airlift Squadron commander, led the formation that

  • 37th AS kicks off exercise in Romania

    The 37th Airlift Squadron kicked off exercise Carpathian Summer 2016 May 9, 2016, at Otopeni Air Base, Romania. This 11-day off-station training is a bilateral exercise to enhance interoperability and readiness with Romania by conducting combined air operations. According to 1st Lt. Mark Alpert,

  • KMC soldier earns SECDEF 2015 Jr NCO award

    U.S. Army Sgt. Roman Vyatkov, Defense Threat Reduction Agency Russian Linguist, was named the Secretary of Defense’s 2015 Junior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year at the Pentagon April 7, 2016. Vyatkov is a Russian linguist and interpreter for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in Europe